Australia has wrapped up the 2026 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity with 11 Lions, including two Grand Prix, two Gold, six Silver and one Bronze.
One of the biggest highlights came from Leo Australia, whose Haven campaign for Suncorp Insurance secured four Lions across the week, culminating in the prestigious Dan Wieden Titanium Grand Prix on the Festival’s final day. Leo was also named Pacific Regional Agency of the Year for the second consecutive year.
Special Australia and Special US secured Australia’s first Grand Prix of the Festival, winning in Media for Uber Eats’ Build Your Own Super Bowl Commercial. The campaign went on to collect Gold in Direct and two Silver Lions, making it one of Australia’s most-awarded campaigns at Cannes 2026.
Elsewhere, TBWA\Australia picked up Gold and Silver for Sunburnt Car for mycar Tyre & Auto, while VML Sydney added Silver in Health & Wellness for Magnif-Eye for 1001 Optometry.
Australian agencies also secured close to 60 shortlist nominations across the Festival.
While this year’s medal tally was down on 2025’s record-breaking result, the week once again reinforced Australia’s ability to produce world-class creative work capable of competing at the highest level globally.
